On Fri, 7 Jul 2017 11:36:10 +0100 Brian <a...@cityscape.co.uk> wrote:
> On Wed 05 Jul 2017 at 15:31:51 +0100, Brian wrote: > > > On Tue 04 Jul 2017 at 09:05:21 -0400, Celejar wrote: > > > > > On Tue, 4 Jul 2017 12:03:45 +0100 > > > Brian <a...@cityscape.co.uk> wrote: > > > > > > > On Mon 03 Jul 2017 at 19:15:19 -0400, Celejar wrote: > > > > > > > > > On Mon, 3 Jul 2017 14:46:08 -0400 > > > > > Dan Ritter <d...@randomstring.org> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > ... > > > > > > > > > > > A Brother with all of: > > > > > > > > > > > > - ethernet networking > > > > > > - duplex > > > > > > - BR/Script3 (Their PostScript clone, which I think is actually > > > > > > GhostScript) > > > > > > > > > > > > will not need a driver. > > > > > > > > > > > > Current examples: HL-L5100N ($170), HL-L6200DW ($250) > > > > > > > > > > Very interesting, thanks. Is this documented / explained anywhere? I > > > > > think I understand why 1 and 3 might be relevant to the need for > > > > > drivers, but 2? > > > > > > > > > > FWIW, my HL-2280DW meets 1 and 2, but not (apparently) 3, and indeed > > > > > does seem to require a driver. > > > > > > > > I do not see why 1 and 2 are in any way necessary to use a printer > > > > without a proprietary driver. PostScript or PCL6 emulation is, however, > > > > a pre-condition. The HL-2280DW has PCL6 emulation. > > > > > > I know that it has PCL6 emulation, but the fact is that I have never > > > been able to get it working properly without Brother's binary blob > > > drivers, nor have I seen any reports of anyone who has. > > > > Depends what you mean by "properly". > > > > The PPD in /etc/cups/ppd has a line beginning *cupsFilter:..... . Alter > > the line to read > > > > *cupsFilter: "application/vnd.cups-raster 50 rastertohp" > > > > Restart cups and do > > > > lp -d <queue_name> /etc/nsswitch > > > > That file prints out perfectly on my PCL/PCLX capable LaserJet. (I used > > a Brother PPD, with the altered line, for your printer). > > > > I am unsure about "50" in the *cupsFilter: line. "0" might be better. This seems to work (I used "0", since the existing line had "0"), except for the fact that each time I print a page (via the CUPS "Print Test Page" feature), it prints out twice. Why? [I commented out, and then actually removed, the original cupsFilter line, restarting CUPS each time.] > Reports of success from Brother printer users would be of benefit. > > Another technique would be to use a Generic PCL6 (or maybe PCL5) PPD or > the pxlmono one; a disadvantage might be that needed printer features > are missing from them but they have been reported to work. Ah, I guess this is what a reported trying in my other email. As you suggest, it works, but important features seem to be missing. Celejar
